Great news; I've subscribed for the past three years and was actually contemplating not subscribing to it this year. Now I'm in.

forress

Member

posted: Apr. 20, 2012 @ 7:24a

They're lowering prices instead of raising them like every other year? What's this world coming to?

bpd67

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Apr. 20, 2012 @ 7:27a

I really only want the Red Zone channel, I still don't know why they don't offer that for a price for the season. I've been able to get it free the last 2 years but one of these days they'll tell me no.

rusti

Thrifty Member

posted: Apr. 20, 2012 @ 12:57p

Wow, that made my day!

in2dadark

Cranky Member

posted: Apr. 20, 2012 @ 1:08p

Great!! Only $199 for basketball w/ helmets & shoulder pads. I'm done w/ NFL. Replay the old games & in the same time it took to show them back then, 2 hours.

BADsirIVAN

Broke Member

posted: Apr. 20, 2012 @ 1:16p

I stopped subscribing years ago when it went over $99. It is a shocker that the price went down instead of up... but the package is still way overpriced and I simply refuse.

LORENW

Packer Backer Deal-Seeker

posted: Apr. 20, 2012 @ 2:03p

I hope I can get the very same rate I have had for the last 5 years, FREE Sunday Ticket

smeagle

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Apr. 20, 2012 @ 6:53p

It's quite sad that it's STILL that overpriced.

ucsdgaspasser

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Apr. 20, 2012 @ 8:42p

you can find almost any game streaming on the internet- get it on your bigscreen with apple tv or google tv or Roku or a simple hdmi cable.... start with justin.tv then look on firstrowsports.eu (don't go to firstrowsports.com)--

lilstabber

Senior Member

posted: Apr. 20, 2012 @ 9:13p

ucsdgaspasser said: you can find almost any game streaming on the internet- get it on your bigscreen with apple tv or google tv or Roku or a simple hdmi cable.... start with justin.tv then look on firstrowsports.eu (don't go to firstrowsports.com)--

Except you might spend half the day trying to find a connection since the NFL shuts the feed. I rather just pay and not worry about getting cut off

FlyNReeLow

Member

posted: Apr. 20, 2012 @ 11:08p

ucsdgaspasser said: you can find almost any game streaming on the internet- get it on your bigscreen with apple tv or google tv or Roku or a simple hdmi cable.... start with justin.tv then look on firstrowsports.eu (don't go to firstrowsports.com)--

Some of us have nice TV's and home theater systems. I only watch 720 and 1080.

So, for someone like me, who joined DirecTV last year for the first time, and got NFL Sunday Ticket for free, what are my options this year? i.e - How were some of you able to get it for free for so many consecutive years?

I also wish the Red Zone channel were an option by itself. That's mostly all I watched on it last season.

bpd67

Senior Member - 1K

posted: May. 23, 2012 @ 8:01a

HokieBrian said: So, for someone like me, who joined DirecTV last year for the first time, and got NFL Sunday Ticket for free, what are my options this year? i.e - How were some of you able to get it for free for so many consecutive years?

I also wish the Red Zone channel were an option by itself. That's mostly all I watched on it last season.

If you are still under contract, which you probably will be it will be harder to negotitate anything. However, it's probably set up on your account to auto-renew. If you call and cancel before the first billing cylce, they'll probably offer you a discounted price, make sure you tell them it's too expensive. Once your contract is up, your negotiating power increases.

I've been getting just the Red Zone channel for the last 2 years for free, I tell them the local cable company offers it as part of the package and they just give it to me. I have been out of contract for over 2 year though.

It's all a big game and hit and miss. Depends who you get on the phone also. Good luck!

germanpope

Graceful Member

posted: May. 23, 2012 @ 8:07a

Redzone channel on Dish is good enough for me

dk240t

Greedy Member

posted: May. 23, 2012 @ 8:30a

I looked on my account (as I signed up and got it for free last year), and it is listed as 2011 NFL Sunday Ticket - $0. I can sign up for 2012 NFL Sunday Ticket and it will be $199. I think everybody will be getting this price as the highest price, and negotiate down from there (or get it free if you are a new 2012 subscriber).

As far as it being overpriced - sure, I wish it was cheaper, but paying for this and watching the games at home is significantly cheaper than what I would spend to go to a bar every week to see my team play, since I don't live in its market. And I actually get to see it on the big screen in front of me, pause it when I want, catch up during commercials, replay things I want to see again, and switch and watch other games at halftime, AND I can watch better games in the other time slot if I normally would get a crappy game.

You can say it is too expensive, but the massive number of people who pay the price says otherwise.

MasterX

Senior Member - 1K

posted: May. 23, 2012 @ 8:39a

dk240t said: I looked on my account (as I signed up and got it for free last year), and it is listed as 2011 NFL Sunday Ticket - $0. I can sign up for 2012 NFL Sunday Ticket and it will be $199. I think everybody will be getting this price as the highest price, and negotiate down from there (or get it free if you are a new 2012 subscriber).

As far as it being overpriced - sure, I wish it was cheaper, but paying for this and watching the games at home is significantly cheaper than what I would spend to go to a bar every week to see my team play, since I don't live in its market. And I actually get to see it on the big screen in front of me, pause it when I want, catch up during commercials, replay things I want to see again, and switch and watch other games at halftime, AND I can watch better games in the other time slot if I normally would get a crappy game.

You can say it is too expensive, but the massive number of people who pay the price says otherwise.

I'm in the same boat as you and subscribe to the same philosophy. Although I am less than an hour drive from my teams stadium I am considered out of market by DirecTV. I could easily drop $100 for one Sunday between drinks and eats; plus I don't have to worry about driving home afterwards which saves me a whole bunch more headache.

PhortyninerPhil

Member

posted: May. 23, 2012 @ 9:05a

bpd67 said: HokieBrian said: So, for someone like me, who joined DirecTV last year for the first time, and got NFL Sunday Ticket for free, what are my options this year? i.e - How were some of you able to get it for free for so many consecutive years?

I also wish the Red Zone channel were an option by itself. That's mostly all I watched on it last season.

If you are still under contract, which you probably will be it will be harder to negotitate anything. However, it's probably set up on your account to auto-renew. If you call and cancel before the first billing cylce, they'll probably offer you a discounted price, make sure you tell them it's too expensive. Once your contract is up, your negotiating power increases.

I've been getting just the Red Zone channel for the last 2 years for free, I tell them the local cable company offers it as part of the package and they just give it to me. I have been out of contract for over 2 year though.

It's all a big game and hit and miss. Depends who you get on the phone also. Good luck!

This is completely wrong.

When my 12-month promotion discounts ended, I called up, and said that I've done the math, and even though I'm going to pay a penalty, I'm going to cancel early due to financial hardship. They first suggested cancelling my Encore channels ($5/month, big deal), but I said my wife would complain. They ended up extending my discounts without extending my contract.

Then, a week later, I called up and said that I love football but the existing sunday ticket package is just too expensive, can you do anything? I got the package last year for $99.

OrionTHX

Loyal Member

posted: May. 23, 2012 @ 4:37p

BADsirIVAN said: I stopped subscribing years ago when it went over $99. It is a shocker that the price went down instead of up... but the package is still way overpriced and I simply refuse.

agreed, for 99 I might. There is at least 2 games on throughout the whole day plus with streaming capabilities I get to watch all I need.

toy4two

Senior Member

posted: Jun. 18, 2012 @ 11:18p

HokieBrian said: So, for someone like me, who joined DirecTV last year for the first time, and got NFL Sunday Ticket for free, what are my options this year? i.e - How were some of you able to get it for free for so many consecutive years?

I also wish the Red Zone channel were an option by itself. That's mostly all I watched on it last season.

Don't forget Directv will AUTOMATICALY renew your NFL Sunday Ticket if you had it last year, with NO possibility for a refund. The deadline to OPT OUT this year is July 6th. If you don't call ahead you will be getting a big surprise on your August bill.

toy4two said: HokieBrian said: So, for someone like me, who joined DirecTV last year for the first time, and got NFL Sunday Ticket for free, what are my options this year? i.e - How were some of you able to get it for free for so many consecutive years?

I also wish the Red Zone channel were an option by itself. That's mostly all I watched on it last season.

Don't forget Directv will AUTOMATICALY renew your NFL Sunday Ticket if you had it last year, with NO possibility for a refund. The deadline to OPT OUT this year is July 6th. If you don't call ahead you will be getting a big surprise on your August bill.

Yes, I'm aware of the renewal, and actually already called last month, but the lady talked me into waiting until the end of June to call, because they might have better deals going to keep me enrolled. Also, I think you can still get a refund up until the time that the season actually starts. At least, that's what she told me. I still plan on stopping the auto-renewal prior to July; I stick to the KISS principle.

bpd67

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Jun. 19, 2012 @ 7:37a

In addition, the $199 price does not include the Red Zone channel, you have to go to Sunday Ticket Max to get the Red Zone Channel. I'll be calling and trying to argue just for the Red Zone again this year.

bpd67 said: In addition, the $199 price does not include the Red Zone channel, you have to go to Sunday Ticket Max to get the Red Zone Channel. I'll be calling and trying to argue just for the Red Zone again this year.

Right. I don't want any of it, if I can't have the Red Zone, and I'm certainly not paying $299 for that. I told her I could do $99 for the Sunday Ticket Max, and that was it. That's when she said I should just wait a little longer.

bpd67

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Jun. 19, 2012 @ 8:02a

HokieBrian said: bpd67 said: In addition, the $199 price does not include the Red Zone channel, you have to go to Sunday Ticket Max to get the Red Zone Channel. I'll be calling and trying to argue just for the Red Zone again this year.

Right. I don't want any of it, if I can't have the Red Zone, and I'm certainly not paying $299 for that. I told her I could do $99 for the Sunday Ticket Max, and that was it. That's when she said I should just wait a little longer.

Keep us posted at what you end up with. I really only want Red Zone and usually argue and get that for free. Usually you can get ST without much fuss at half price, but for Max that's still not within your $99 range. See how things turn out in the next couple months.

YellowMenace

Member

posted: Jun. 20, 2012 @ 9:31a

Best deal I got was 24.99/6 month for Standard nfl ticket or 34.99/6 month for NFL Ticket MAX (includes redzone, online watching and 30 min game replay). I decided to pass this year.

chidlebaugh

Member

posted: Jun. 28, 2012 @ 8:55a

I called in last night. I went through the cancellation department. I was offered ST Max for 23.99/2. The last 2 years I have gotten it free and I have a TON of discounts of my account curretnly, so I didn't push too hard. I figure 48.98 for ST Max was a good deal. Note: I was originally offered Regular ST with free Red zone, but I turned that down explaining how I like to watch the games on my iphone. The above deal was immediately offered.

dusttones

Thrifty Member

posted: Jun. 28, 2012 @ 12:26p

I'm on auto renew at $299.99 for the Max package. Called and told them couldn't afford it this year and best he could offer was 50% off. $99 for the standard package or $149 for the max package. I took the $149 max package - I'll watch for other deals, I was able to get it lowered twice last season.

dusttones said: I'm on auto renew at $299.99 for the Max package. Called and told them couldn't afford it this year and best he could offer was 50% off. $99 for the standard package or $149 for the max package. I took the $149 max package - I'll watch for other deals, I was able to get it lowered twice last season.

Wow, I wish I would have seen this earlier. I cancelled mine today; the best she offered was the ST @ $199 w/ Red Zone free. I would have certainly taken Max for $149, but maybe it wasn't offered because I'm only entering my 2nd year.

Rob2610

New Member

posted: Jul. 11, 2012 @ 2:52p

I was honestly going to cancel (got it free for signing up last year) and they came down to 24.99/mo for the max package (w/ RedZone). I asked if that was as low as she could go and she threw in one free month, so $125 total. I have till early September to cancel.

Good Luck & Go Ravens!-Rob

athachish

New Member

posted: Jul. 11, 2012 @ 5:39p

Or you could sign up for the NFL credit card spend $750 by 12/31/12 and get free $200 to pay for NFL package

I just got my annual free Sunday Ticket, and $30 (3 mo @$10)off for the Viacom channels. It appears I also get the redzone for free, which I never even asked for. 6 year customer, out of contract, NO contract extension. I always bypass the normal cs reps and go to retentions.

I just got NFL ST Max for $100 AND $30 off (3 mo /@$10 off per) for the Viacom channels. Also no contract extension. I felt like I should have gotten more but I will be calling back when the ticket expires. Also got 6 months of Starz/Encore for the Viacom fiasco as well.

LORENW

Packer Backer Deal-Seeker

posted: Jul. 21, 2012 @ 12:29a

Directv setteled the Viacom thing, and the channels are back on right now.

I got a $30 credit, and the supervisor of retentions told me that will stay on my account, no matter if they settled or not.

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dohmai

Senior Member

posted: Sep. 14, 2012 @ 1:18p

pobox2001 said: Just called and got ST Max w/RedZone for free.....not even a contract extension.

can you elaborate a bit on how you got this deal? did you speak with retentions and say anything in particular?

and by not even a contract extension, does that mean you are still in contract before you got the free Redzone?

i'm in the second year of my contract and have already canceled RZ but would like it for free obviously.. just not sure what leverage i have at this point in my contract

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